Today, Tuesday 8 December 2020, at 1pm-2:45pm EST (18:00-19:45 UTC) the Internet Society and Internet2 present a NSFNET 35th Anniversary Celebratory Virtual Event. From 1985-1995 the National Science Foundation Network (NSFNET) was a pivotal United States program that laid the foundation of the global Internet. Luminaries and colleagues from research and education will reflect on NSFNET’s important networking contributions and share their outlook for the future.

SPEAKERS
Ana Hunsinger, Vice President, Community Engagement, Internet2
Vint Cerf, Chief Internet Evangelist, Google
Al Gore, former Vice President, USA
Dennis Jennings, former First Program Director for Networking, NSF
Howard Pfeffer, President and CEO, Internet2
Andrew Sullivan, President and CEO, Internet Society
Margaret Martonosi, Assistant Director for Computer and Information Science and Engineering (CISE), NSF